Site planning standards.
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.435.040
in effect19.435.040 - Site planning standards.
A. All warehousing and distribution facilities shall comply with the following.
1. The development project shall comply with the 21st Century or Tier 1 21st Century Warehouse standards as set forth in California Government Code § 65098 including but not limited to:
a. Adhering to the most current building energy efficiency standards of the CA Green Building Code.
b. Complying with truck loading bay location requirements.
c. Integration of truck entrance and exits and internal circulation requirements.
2. Any new facility shall be located on roadways that meet the following street classifications as defined by the City's General Plan Circulation Element consistent with California Government Code § 65098:
a. Arterial roads.
b. Collector roads.
c. Local roads that predominantly serve commercial, agricultural, or industrial uses.
3. Driveways, loading areas, docks, truck wells and internal circulation routes shall be oriented away from sensitive receptors to the maximum extent feasible.
4. Loading areas, docks, truck wells and outdoor storage areas shall be fully screened from view of sensitive receptors and from public rights-of-way with buildings, freestanding walls and fences, landscaping or other means to the satisfaction of the Approving Authority. Where loading areas, docks, truck wells and outdoor storage areas are located adjacent to a sensitive receptor, they shall be fully screened from view of the adjacent sensitive receptor by means of a solid wall with a minimum height of ten feet as measured from the finished grade of the adjacent sensitive receptor.
5. Operations, including loading, unloading, staging and storage of trucks and trailers, shall comply with Title 7 (Noise) of this Code.
6. Idling of trucks queued or operated on site shall not exceed five minutes.
7. Sufficient aisle space shall be provided on-site to accommodate the on-site queuing of trucks as determined by a Traffic Impact Analysis, if required. Queuing lanes or aisles shall not obstruct regular vehicular or pedestrian circulation or emergency equipment access.
8. Where transport by temperature-controlled trucks or trailers is proposed, on-site electrical hookups shall be provided at loading docks. Idling or use of auxiliary truck engine power to power climate-control equipment shall be prohibited.
(Ord. 7755, § 11, 2026)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT19ZO_ARTVIISPLAUSPR_CH19.435WADIFA_19.435.040SIPLSTFetched: 11/1/2026